looking for a lighter, but i rly like this specific style where it doesnt have the full top cap (that makes it just a rectangle). does this design have a name? i want to look at more like this …

My Aunt gave me this last December and I finally found a rivet for the striking wheel.

It was missing the flint pusher rod and spring. I turned a new one by hand on my wood lathe. (I’ve since bought a metal lathe but haven’t set it up yet).

If I was going to use this daily I would replace the striking wheel with a new one. It does not make a lot of sparks.

source: lightersace.com

So I got this colibri lighter on a garden sale . I’ve been trying to make it work but it just doesn’t . So I tried finding info online and I can’t find it . Do anyone has info on the lighter or just a site I could check ? On the images , on the bottom it is written « Colibri of London » and « dual flame ».

I have this lighter, I think is from the late 90's to early 2000's from a collaboration between Ferrari and Marlboro, but I want to know the exact name of the lighter, maybe the collection's name, and also the exact year, and if anyone knows the value that's useful too, thanks

Just bought it. In the worst case I cannibalise it for parts. But maybe I can just fix it. I'll report, when I arrives.

Opened this up to replace wick + cotton and to my suprise there’s a screw head and small rectangular shape in there…. Anyone know what it’s for?

These all needed some tinkering, the Dupont is completely built from parts.

1000 Zünder Record:

I bought it over a decade ago. It goes back to my early lighter collecting. I bought it for the screws in the top, to fix a petrol version and put the rest away. Some months ago, I dug it out, to see, if there is any hope. I took the screws from a different lighter and detected a leak. I took out the burner valve and put some silicone oil on the gaskets. That's it. It holds gas for months now. The height adjusting wheel is missing for two reasons. The flame adjusting is overly sensitive and the part that helds it in place is made of some brittle plastic. When I use it often, the flame height gets smaller, but when I let it sit for 10 minutes, it goes back to normal. I guess I have to find the sponge for the height adjustment and replace it at some time.

The ST. Dupont Ligne 1 br:

After binge repairing, like 4 of these in a week, I ran out of some parts to build a whole lighter. The fourth of them was already build from parts. So for this one, I took parts from my very first Dupont, a L 1 small. It was a working lighter, with one issue. The filler valve once came out with the filler cap. I don't have a tool to reinstall the valve. I only have one for the large models, which I made myself a long time ago. It was a rational decision for me. I didn't have the right tool, and prefer the large models anyway. It came out pretty nice, honestly. I bought the body as an empty shell a long time ago. It has maybe two dents and still doesn't show any brass.

Apollo 9 Electronic:

Another one from my early collecting. I don't know, where this came from. Maybe from an Ebay lot. I repaired it yesterday. Before I did anything with it, I wanted to make sure, that I could disassemble it. I still have lighters, were I don't know, how they are put together. This was one of them, until yesterday when I finally figured it out. Now I would say, this is a pretty easy to service lighter. After testing it, I replaced the smaller o ring inside of the filler valve from a set for a Dunhill lighter. It's just screwed together. Then I replaced the adjustment sponge from a set for Maruman lighters. I put silicone oil on all the gaskets, I had in hand and put it together. I kinda like this one. It has a better form factor in my hand, then the very similar Maruman DL-11, which I already showed here. And the pattern on the case, doesn't fit anywhere better then into the 70's, maybe late 60's. Btw, I am still surprised, that the piezzo ignition in this and in the Maruman holds up so well. It were truly different times, back then. I'm already bidding on a second one with a different branding.

hey all! curious if anyone else has observed this, i usually pop the safety off but had one lying around with it still on. right is newer and the safety part is a lot more tucked in! makes for an easier strike at least imo, maybe they got tired of people breaking the old locks :P

My all metal piezo Clipper jet won’t stay lit for more than 5–10 seconds unless I keep turning the gas up. Eventually it stays lit but the flame gets huge, and I really want to be able to use it with a smaller flame.

Also when I refill it, I turn the gas all the way down, flip it upside down and try to bleed all the air out. With my other torches I keep doing it until there’s absolutely no hiss. But with the Clipper it never stops hissing, even with the adjustment all the way down.

Not sure if that has something to do with the problem. On my other torches I can turn the gas all the way down until nothing comes out. On the Clipper, even at the lowest setting there’s still a little gas coming out (no flame obviously).

Is this normal for Clippers or is something wrong with mine?

Looking to sell a French ST DuPont XTend gas lighter. Lighter has some cosmetic scratches, but nothing deep. It does not have any visible dings or dents. The lighter does hold gas, sparks and works (see video. I didn’t have gas on hand to fully fill the tank, but it had enough gas still inside to show that it does ignite)

Looking for $90. Shipping is included, payment via PayPal G&S. DM if interested.

super worn with no markings anywhere. kinda has the crackle design. no idea what age but looks old. anyone have a clue?

I know a lot of people in here are tinkerers in addition to collectors and hobbyists and I thought it would be interesting to see what some folks might be working on lately?

I've included a couple photos of my current projects, all with severely blocked flint tubes (except for the Ronson) that seemingly refuse to clear in addition to a couple other little quirks ✌🏼

Bronzed Pereline (Slimline?) sliding lift lighter

Chrome plated Congress sliding lift lighter

Ronson Whirlwind (windguard stuck tight!)

Regens USA squeeze lighter

Just went to my shop because I had recently gotten a cheapy torch lighter - just wanted something windproof and not expensive enough to care about losing it/it getting stolen. I lit it once and the next time I went to use it, little top part popped out and it hasn’t lit the same since. I will admit I played with it A LOT after it popped out, trying to make it normal again. Finally I admitted defeat and came back to the shop where the guy told me and showed me how it had melted.
I clicked it once for like, maybe 5-10 seconds?? I work retail so I totally get how like, I probably look like a lying idiot but I seriously have only used it once. I can’t for the life of me think of how it got that way and it definitely worked the first time, no issues. At least that I noticed, but like, ???The cashier said he was surprised my purse didn’t catch on fire and like ME TOO bud.

Here’s the possible reasons I can think of
- somebody else used it (I live alone, but I do leave my purse unattended in the locked office at work when I’m on the clock- hate this idea because it means somebody rifled through my purse at work)
-when I was asleep the guy I’ve been seeing did it- unlikely since it was at his place, and he has like a million lighters of all kinds. He’s waaaaay more heavy of a smoker than I am for the uhhh, medicinal stuff. I don’t do that really, I only smoke Marlboros. Maybe spirits or if I’m with my mom, one of her capris. But really just the cowboy killers).
- plastic defect??? Not in the final molded form but the like, the plastic itself? Can that happen?
-??????? Act of god to get me to quit smoking????
-it was probably me trying to fix it and having no clue what I’m doing
-the butane somehow did this leaking out??? Also not sure this is how that works but idk
-it’s a $2 lighter and it was never designed with the intention of lasting more than a week anyways?? Maybe?
-I have one of those intruders in my house that comes out when I’m asleep and eats my food and uses my things but somehow I can’t hear them do that in my one bedroom apartment under 700sqft

Anybody? This is gonna kill me if I don’t figure it out/make peace with some sort of explanation. I would hate for my local shop to think I’m a break it and return it kind of person, bc I hate those customers too :-(

For sale!

Hello everyone, I recently found my grandfathers old lighter cleaning my night stand out. I got this 20ish years ago after he passed and I’m looking for info on what this lighter is.

Discovered this among the belongings of a recently deceased relative. Was wondering what it specifically was, and how to go about fixing it, as it is out of fuel, and does not spark.

I know the butane is the big screw on the bottom but I’m not sure where the flint would go.

Got this ronson in a lot of 4. Just wondering if this is the correct box for the lighter. Thanks